Wangari Maathai was born in 1940 in Kenya. She went to school in Kenya and the U.S., obtaining a PhD from the University of Nairobi in 1971. In 1977, she founded the Green Belt Movement, planting trees to help empower women and address environmental issues. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work, making her the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
2. The Life of Wangari Maathai
The Life of Wangari Maathai
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The Simple Past
Use the simple past to talk about an event
that happened in the past.
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4. Regular Verbs
Regular Verbs
Regular verbs in the simple past end in -ed. If the base form
ends in -e, add only –d. If the base form ends in -y after a
consonant, change the y to i and add -ed.
She moved back to Kenya.
She planted trees.
She studied biology.
5. Verb Forms
Verb Forms
Use the same verb form for all persons.
I
you
he studied
she worked
it lived
we
they
6. Negative 1
Negative 1
Use did not + the base form of the verb for
negative statements in the simple past.
Base Form
Verb
He did not have a lot of money.
Base Form
Verb
She didn’t go to school in England.
7. Time Expressions
Time Expressions
Time expressions come at the beginning or at
the end of a sentence.
Last week, she traveled to Norway.
Her parents visited the capital city a year ago.
This morning, we listened to the news about her award.
8. Tell a partner about the things
Practice 1 you did or didn’t do at the times
listed. Use the words in the box.
1. last weekend
Last weekend, I
2. two days ago watched TV. I
3. this morning didn’t study English.
4. last night
5. last year
cook watch visit listen
study work clean travel
play exercise fix stay
9. Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs have different forms in the
simple past.
win
Wangari won many awards for her work.
teach
She taught at several universities.
10. Negative 2
Negative 2
Be careful! Don’t use did or didn’t with the past
tense form of the verb.
Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs
She didn’t planted trees She didn’t went to England in 1966.
in the U.S.
She didn’t plant trees inShe didn’t go to England in 1966.
the U.S.
She planted trees in Kenya. went back to Kenya in 1966.
She
11. Work with a partner. Describe your
Practice 2 life to your partner. Use the simple
past and these verbs.
1. be born was born
2. grow up grew up
3. begin college began college
4. fall in love fell in love
5. go to school went to school
6. leave home left home
7. come to this city came to this city
8. choose a major chose a major
12. Yes // No Questions
Yes No Questions
To make a yes / no question in the simple past, use
did + the subject + the base form of the verb.
Base Other
Did Subject
Form Verb Words
Did she finish college?
her
Did parents help her?
13. Short Answers
Short Answers
You can use did or didn’t in the short answer
in the simple past tense.
Did Wangari return to Kenya?
Yes, she did.
Did she plant trees in the U.S.?
No, she didn’t.
14. Work with a partner. Practice
Practice 3 asking and answering questions
about the past. Use did and time
expressions.
Example: pass the exam / last week
Yes, I did. Did you pass the
OR exam last week?
No, I didn’t
1) watch TV / last night 3) do your homework / yesterday
2) eat breakfast / this morning 4) go shopping / last month
UBEAUJO 2/13/2006 Change to: Regular (bold) verbs (bold) in the simple past end in -ed (bold, italics). If the base form ends -e (bold, italics), add only -d (bold italics). If the base form ends in -y (bold, italics) after a consonant, change the y (bold italics) to i (bold, italics) and add -ed (bold, italics).
UBEAUJO 2/6/2006 ADD A SLIDE: Header: Negative Grammar rule bar: Be careful! Don't sue did (italics) or didn't (italics) with the past tense for of the verb. Body: Regular Verbs: She didn't plant trees in the U.S. [animate and highlight (planted) and (didn't plant)] [art: picture of an African woman plantin trees. (United States) appears, is crossed out with an "X", and (Kenya) appears appears. She planted trees in Kenya Irregular: She didn't go to England in 1966. [animate and higllight (went) and (didn't go)] [art: African woman heading to the airport gate (luggage), the wrong date appears above, is crossed out with an "X", and is followed by the correct date appearing] She went back to Kenya in 1966.